tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post7857696824741414588..comments2016-12-09T13:00:12.909-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Surname Saturday: WalshWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-49136858270246126302012-03-19T06:23:25.831-04:002012-03-19T06:23:25.831-04:00Can&#39;t help you here. The only Walsh I knew was...Can&#39;t help you here. The only Walsh I knew was my watercolor teacher... and her father who was also a painter, and gave us a class one night.<br />Good luck on your quest!!<br />:)~ <br />HUGZTICKLEBEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-16828524175563656442012-03-17T14:11:55.126-04:002012-03-17T14:11:55.126-04:00Donna, Thanks for your comments. It&#39;s ironic ...Donna, Thanks for your comments. It&#39;s ironic that your family was in Michigan because in my OLD notes for John Fleming Walsh is a question about whether he was from Michigan. Someone in my family -- can&#39;t remember who -- said he was. But clearly my most recent research suggests not. As for John and Ellen, the census records say &quot;Ireland.&quot; I have not seen Free Irish State for either the Walsh or Sheehan folks. I am looking at another Walsh family that lived near my Walshes, and they were from County Galway.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-19937702709331624842012-03-17T11:06:56.201-04:002012-03-17T11:06:56.201-04:00How fascinating Wendy. My grandmother&#39;s older...How fascinating Wendy. My grandmother&#39;s older sister Mary Fleming married Thomas Walsh. Both families were from County Limerick, Ireland. The Walsh/Fleming family I refer to lived in the Port Huron, MI area. I have often seen Walsh spelled Welch. Did John and Ellen use the term &quot;Ireland&quot; to describe where they were from? My Irish always used the term &quot;Free Irish State&quot;. That could be a clue.Donna Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010578509636276371noreply@blogger.com